I am now already in a +10 day discussion with Airbnb on an i...
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I am now already in a +10 day discussion with Airbnb on an issue of blocked days that are being switched to 'active' in the c...
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I have a guest who left me low reviews in communication, cleanliness and overall - pretty derogatory towards me personally. The guest never even stayed in my unit. The guest booked a reservation a month prior to his stay at a ski resort (I am not affiliated with it). I gave the guest a heads up and offered him a full refund (1+ months prior to stay) that the resort may or may not be open, his response "we'll take our chances". He called a couple days prior to his first reservation and said he had just talked to the resort and they were not going to open. Then, he proceeded to book a 2nd reservation (keep in mind after he had just talked to the ski resort) to extended his stay for the same week in hopes of the resort opening by then. I had multiple guests interested in the unit this week, but allowed him to book his extension for a significant one time courtesy discount, even though that it not my policy. He then contacted me 20 hours before his 2nd stay was to begin and said he waned a full refund because the resort was not opening. It is unfair to be scored low on cleanliness when the guest never even saw the unit. It is unfair to be scored low on communication, when I responded within 30 minutes of all 50+ messages from the guest, down to outlining what kitchen utensils and knives were in the kitchen. I am gracious host who will bend over backwards to be fair and courteous to ensure that my guests have a great visit! I'm all for honest feedback and reviews, it is critical in our day and age, but my communications were very honest, clear and definetly not malicious in any nature. How can I fix this review?
I think you should contact Airbnb to ask that this review be deleted. He took his chances and got snake eyes....not your fault! All your and his messages should be available for Airbnb to see that you did your best. You can't control the weather or ski resorts! Good luck and let us know what happens!
Thank you for the advice. I have had 2 additional guests cancel their reservations today, without any communication, do they get notified of a bad review?
Yes, contact Airbnb. As I understand, guests who didn't actually stay in the house are not permitted to leave a review. They will probably be able to pull it if it is clear in the Airbnb thread that he never stayed.
Thx for sharing. Had it been me I would have detected many things in his communication that raised red flags and not had more to do with him. Namely the seemingly snotty reply of taking his chances,the availability of which kind of utensils. These are red flags that should be observed by hosts,not making it a mission to satisfy every whim of an already picky person. Wishing to see people stop ass kissing and start trusting their God given instincts. A miserable person is a miserable person. It's not my job to try and accommodate the misery out of them. There's a God and it's not me.